BRIGHT WINTER COLOUR GUIDE
BRIGHT & COOL





Undertone
BRIGHT WINTERs have cool blue undertones. The overall appearance is clear and bright.
Contrast
There is HIGH CONTRAST between your skin, eyes and hair. Your sparkling eyes contrast with your skin and dark hair. Regardless of the colour, there is always high contrast between iris and the whites of the eyes.
Skin
You skin has neutral or neutral-cool undertones and may have a translucent quality. It ranges from light to deep. You may have freckles. According to metal test, Silver flatters you more than Gold.






Eyes
Your eyes are the first thing to notice, you have clear sparkly eyes. Your eye colours are green, blue or brown with cool undertones. For detailed eye pattern analysis click here.

Hair
You have dark hair colours, ash brown tones and black colour variations as well as natural grey or white.

BRIGHT WINTERS


COMPARISON
Bright Winter sits between True Winter and Bright Spring on the seasonal flow chart. They have coolness of Winter and influenced by the brightness of Spring. Bright Winter colours are the brightest in Winter family. They are cooler, lighter and brighter than Dark Winters, also more intense, lighter and warmer than True Winters.
Neighboring the Bright Spring according to flow theory makes the Bright Winter palette warmer, brighter and lighter than other Winters.

Both Bright Winters and Bright Springs have bright colouring and a high contrast in their features, but Bright Winters have somewhat higher level of contrast than Bright Springs.
Bright Winters have cool (blue) undertones whereas Bright Springs have warm (golden, yellow) undertones. Also their colours are slightly darker than Bright Spring colours.



CLOTHING COMBINATIONS
Technically you can create colour combinations by mixing and matching colours in your colour palette. You can combine your accent colours with your basic colours or with your dark or light neutral colours.

Bright Winter is a sub-season with the highest level of contrast, therefore you can pull of colour combinations that would look bright and strong. Complementary, triadic and tetradic colour combinations would suit you the best. They provide high contrast, because they are on the opposite side or far apart on the colour wheel. They appear brighter and more prominent and create bold and vibrant look.
For triadic and tetratic combinations, its better to use one dominant colour and use the others as accent colours in order to balance your look.
You can also pair dark and light colours in order to create contrast.
Other than pairing black and white alone, you can add another bright colour in order to increase the intensity. Avoid using black as a dominant colour, cause you have Spring element in your colouring which needs light and bright colours.
PATTERNS&PRINTS
Bright Winters have many bright and vibrant colours in their colour plate, therefore there are many colouful pattern options available for your taste. Patters should contain only the bright winter colours and have high contrast between them, so they could harmonize with your natural look.
Medium to large scale patterns and prints would pop up the bright colours . Avoid faded colours, blended or minimal patterns; use bold, geometric and abstract designs instead. If you like flower patters, choose the ones with the big scale with bright colours.
Similar pattern, different shades

Bright, Neon, High Contrast, Medium Scale, OK

High contrast, Dark and Light combo, OK

Medium Contrast, Faded colours, NO
Other examples of Bright Winter patterns and prints



Please click here for more information about patterns and prints!
JEWELRY
The best metals for Bright Winters are silver, platinum, white gold and gold as long as they are light and shiny.
Emerald, Sapphire and Diamond are good stone alternatives for Bright Winters.



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MAKE-UP COLOURS
Foundation&Concealer
Your skin tone is cool with pink undertones, it appears bright and clear. Skin color matching foundations and concealers would keep your skin tone as bright as it is.

Blush
Your blush colors are pink and cool red tones, avoid orange, warm red and peach tones and also dark colors.

Lipstick

You can enjoy bright, bold, glossy lipstick colors, they will align with your natural brightness, but try to the keep the same intensity with your eye make up and lipstick colors.
Eye shadows

Your bright color eyes contrast with your cool skin tone, therefore you should choose light and bright colors for your eye make-up.
Eyeliner&Mascara

You also have option to choose bright eyeliners instead of darker ones. For mascara, we recommend you to choose black tones.
Nail Polish
Your make-up colors are taken from your fashion colour palette. Cosmetic companies have their own colour names for their products. You may not be able to find the exact names in the market when you are shopping for make-up products, but this colour palette will guide you to find your best colours that would match your complexion, you can try to search for similar colours as possible.
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